TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Before you raise money as a cash-strapped fledgling startup, it can feel like every problem you are experiencing would go away if you just had some money in the bank. At TechCrunch, it often seems as if every other startup story is about yet another fun company raising satchels full of venture capital. Millions — billions — of dollars are flowing toward upstart tech companies of all stripes, and as the de-facto news hub for the startup ecosystem, we are as guilty as anyone of being a

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2022

Technology is a driving force of marketing, and its role is poised to scale in the future, empowering marketers to create ever-more-personal experiences that connect consumers to brands and products. A personalized approach is important for attracting and retaining customers, but what’s lost is the human connection. Instead of completely removing humans from the equation, incorporating human insights and creativity can improve how you act on the data and glean important insights to create more p

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Revolution

AUGUST 17, 2022

SparkCharge Founder, Josh Aviv, gives opening remarks during the signing ceremony for the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The CHIPS and Science Act ?—?an initiative poised to strengthen American manufacturing, supply chains, and national security by investing in research and development, science and technology, and the workforce of the future?

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 18, 2022

If you work in a business services company (consulting, accounting, legal, etc.) and are in charge of evaluating ideas for innovation, most of the tools you’ve heard of don’t work. And so was born the KISS (Keep It Super Simple) Canvas for Business Services. All of the key information you need to do a basic assessment of an idea’s potential fits in one page.

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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Venture Well

AUGUST 19, 2022

When you’re just starting out as an early-stage innovator, the number of funding opportunities can be overwhelming. Learn how non-dilutive funding can be right for your venture. The post What Is Non-Dilutive Funding and Why Is It So Important for Early-Stage Innovators? appeared first on VentureWell.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Analysts estimate that the market for “delaying human death” could be worth $610 billion by 2025. But that doesn’t sit well with Christian Angermayer, who co-founded Cambrian BioPharma and Rejuveneron, and whose family office Apeiron Investment Group has a special interest in expanding longevity. “This is a nonsensical, imaginary number that is almost entirely made up by the cosmetics and supplements industry,” Angermayer said of the $610 billion estimate.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 15, 2022

Our nation has a housing crisis. The demographic trends driving America’s housing market are impossible to ignore: our country is creating households faster than we’re building houses. Structural shortages in available homes for sale push housing prices higher, while young … The post Investing in Flow appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Venture Well

AUGUST 15, 2022

Course & Program grantee Mateo Neri offers advice for faculty seeking ways to integrate sustainable principles into their courses. The post How To Connect Design Students to Sustainability appeared first on VentureWell.

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Continuations

AUGUST 19, 2022

I recently read Joseph Tainter’s outstanding book “The Collapse of Complex Civilizations,” which I recommend. It should be required reading for all politicians. Tainter’s theory is one of diminishing returns to bureaucracy, which we are clearly experiencing across many societies today. He also proposes one historic escape mechanism from such a collapse: a big energy unlock.

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Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Sunstone, a higher education startup that collaborates with academic institutions to help upskill their students for employability, has raised $35 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand to more Indian cities. Sunstone founders said Friday WestBridge Capital led the startup’s Series C financing round. Alteria Capital also participated in the funding, which takes its to-date raise to about $68 million.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 18, 2022

Last week, I presented an overview of the fundraising market at the Traction Conference in Vancouver. The slides are embedded above & linked here. My brief narrative of the slides follows. The current state of affairs arose as a result of the Global Financial Crisis. Since 2008, the US experienced an unabated 12 year bull market fueled by four waves of money printing which increased US money supply by 30%+.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2022

Are you prepared to build a factory? Few people are. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 16, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Sophie Silver – cofounder. Celadon. “Take as much time as you can to understand your customer. “ “This journey has taken much longer than I expected.

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Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

When it all comes down to it, what is a business? You are an organization that has identified a pain point that people are experiencing. In order to remove that pain point, you are offering a product in exchange for money. It sounds so simple. In the startup world, we often talk about painkillers versus vitamins. You wouldn’t pause your favorite TV show, get in your car and drive to the pharmacy to buy vitamins.

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Founder Bounty

AUGUST 16, 2022

The explosion of Andrew Tate on every TikTok Chanel around has pushed all kinds of traffic towards Hustlers university and cobrate. However, there are a couple of alternatives out there that you guys should check out with real quality entrepreneurs that have built and sold million if not billion dollar companies. Founderbounty Founderbounty does matching with entrepreneurs with ready- to-lauch ideas.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2022

NFTs are more important than you think… In this article, I explored the REAL use cases of NFTs that are being built, and what they will be used for in the future. Understanding The Hype Cycle Have you heard of the Gartner Hype Cycle? It suggests that disruptive technologies go through 5 key phases: 1. Technology Trigger: the emergence of a potentially disruptive technology. 2.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 15, 2022

Omni announced a $27m Series A. Omni builds modern BI with a consistent data model using SQL. Omni picks up where Looker left off. Looker’s fundamental innovation, LookML, enabled one person to define the revenue metric & everyone else in the organization to use it. Omni extends that insight by building a modeling layer that learns about your data as you query it, evolving the data model with each subsequent query.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

ThreatX , a vendor selling API protection services to mainly enterprise clients, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Harbert Growth Partners with participation from Vistara Growth,406 Ventures, Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners. With the new cash, which brings ThreatX’s total raised to $52 million, CEO Gene Fay tells TechCrunch that ThreatX will “accelerate” investments in platform development while scaling sales and marketin

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 15, 2022

Gusto ( YC W12 ) provides growing businesses with everything to take care of their team. Today, more than 200,000 businesses use Gusto for payroll, employee benefits, talent management, and more. And with the recent addition of Gusto Embedded , developers now use Gusto’s APIs and pre-build UI  flows to embed payroll, tax filing, and payments infrastructure into products.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 18, 2022

Meet the editors and writers, learn Medium tips, and grow your audience and your business Upcoming and past events below Coming up: October 11, 2022 | Community AMA Event Link to register Past events: August 9, 2022 | Community AMA & Awards Event Watch the recording: [link] Stephen and I discussed the top questions asked, including: how to get started on Medium today how much money can be made on Medium how to get published in Entrepreneur’s Handbook how to grow an audience thank yous to wri

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 18, 2022

You Might Learn About Entrepreneurship Reading Andy Dunn’s Burn Rate But You’ll Learn Much More About Being Human. The realization of how mistaken I’d been hit somewhere around page 24 when the author details slipping into a psychotic state where he believed he was the returning Messiah. You see, my purchase of Andy Dunn’s Burn Rate was primarily to be supportive (I like him), and this past spring, it went from its Amazon package to a ‘Later’ pile in my office.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. Israel-based eToro told TechCrunch this week that it just received approval from FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, to move forward with the acquisition.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 18, 2022

Does this really happen? Business unit managers are under lots of pressure to perform, and occasionally are tempted to step over the line finding ways to look better than reality reflects. Of course, this has never happened to you, and you have never done this in your past. So, we are speaking of a theoretical manager here. Of course. Well, how to prevent it from happening?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 17, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) I’m currently reading Alchemy of Finance by George Soros, and it inspired me to write this stream of consciousness piece about my macro thesis regarding the ETH merge.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 17, 2022

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register In recent years, companies have been actively engaged in short-term expansion and business restructuring through M&A. For example, global pharmaceutical and bio companies’ aggressive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are rising.

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